Nairobi: 2 DCI officers arrested for allegedly robbing a man of KSh 2m in Kasarani

• On Monday, October 20, detectives from the Kasarani Police Station arrested two robbers and riot suspects
• The police report identified two suspects, believed to be officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation
• A detailed report at the Kasarani Police Station, showed how the suspects allegedly robbed a man of KSh 2,060,000

Nairobi – Two officers of the Criminal Investigation Department have been arrested following a robbery case in the area of Kasarani.

According to the report filed at the Kasarani Police Station under OB 22/20/10/25, two officers are alleged to have robbed Peter Gilbert Karitu on the night of Sunday, October 19, at Mirema Park.

Did the DCI officers rob the Kasarani man?

Three suspects with AK-47 guns are alleged to have assaulted the victim at 8.45pm while he was parking his car outside his residence.

The victim was forced into his home and ordered to open his safe, which contained passports and USD 16,000 (KSh 2,060,000) in cash.

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“Peter Gilbert Karitu of Nakuru, the incident happened around 8:45 pm when he was parking his car outside his residence. He was confronted by three armed men believed to be carrying AK-47 rifles, who were driving a gray Subaru Forester registration number KDC 069E,” the report seen by TUKO.co.ke read.

After counting the money, the assailants escorted the victim to their car and left and abandoned him near the Jessekay hospital.

It is said that the victim took the bodaboda home and immediately filed a report at the Kasarani Police Station, prompting an immediate investigation by police officers. DCI from the station.

“The attackers escorted the victim to their car and left, and later abandoned him near the Jessekay hospital. The complainant managed to return home using a bodaboda and before reporting the incident at the Kasarani Police Station,” the report said.

Following police investigation, two suspects identified as Corporal Mwalimu Said and Police Constable/Driver Kipkurui Bii were arrested.

Both suspects have been confirmed as Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers.

How much were the police thieves found in Kasarani?

In a similar case, investigators from the DCI arrested six suspects in a robbery case in the Kasarani area of ​​Nairobi on Monday, June 3, 2024.

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In a statement, the DCI said the suspects, including four police officers at the Kasarani Police Station, followed the accountant of Rophine International School from a bank in Utawala.

The suspects attacked the victim’s car and stole KSh 2.2 million.

Detectives from Nairobi and Kayole arrested them in the Kasarani Police Station parking yard, recovering KSh 473,000 of the stolen money.

KSh 350,000 was found in the car, and KSh 123,000 was found on the suspects. The victim said he had given money to pay regular staff at the school.

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